'Put the home in homecoming': Frisco teens go viral with Ikea photo shoot

A cocktail party in someone's kitchen? Hardly: It's a photo shoot at Ikea in Frisco before these teenagers went to homecoming. That's (from left) Casey Ehrman, Zach Pajela, Adrienne Romney, Marco Cardona, Megan Goulding and Harrison McFarland. Where are the others? Probably lounging in the fake room nearby.(unknown)

Forget about homecoming pictures of high-school-aged couples perched on the curved staircase at somebody's two-story home. A group of 10 guys and girls from the Frisco area staged their homecoming photos inside the furniture store Ikea, and the photos went viral.

"It's been really surreal," says 16-year-old Frisco Heritage High School senior Megan Goulding, who helped organize the group for the Sept. 16 photo shoot.

A cocktail party in someone's living room? Hardly: It's a photo shoot at Ikea in Frisco before these teenagers went to Frisco Heritage High School's homecoming dance.(Shandee Goulding)

The photos, taken by Megan's mom, Shandee Goulding, depict a smiling group of guys in suits, women in dresses and heels, hanging out in Ikea as if it were their own home. Adrienne Romney sits on the kitchen counter, pouring a glass of water, while Casey Ehrman tends to a pot on the (cold) stove. Casual.

The group didn't ask for permission from Ikea's managers, and Ikea has not returned a request for comment. "We just kinda walked in," Megan says, "but we were being respectful." She says she and her friends were sure to put their "props" back in their proper places.

Sarah Blaskovich, food writer. Sarah writes about restaurants, bars and culture in Dallas. She also appears on NBC5 twice a week. Follow @sblaskovich and ask her what to do, where to eat or where to drink in your 'hood.